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Design student’s PSA wins silver at Regional Competition

News Students | April 22, 2026

In February, 12 Troy University graphic design students were honored in Montgomery at the 2026 American Advertising Awards for their contributions in advertising, design, illustration, photography, video and motion Graphics. This recognition marks the first of a three-tiered competition that also includes a regional and national component.

Graphic Design Student
Ileana Lampon

Ileana Lampon was the only student from TROY who was recognized at the regional level for her stop-motion video “POTS: Got Salt” – a public service announcement (PSA) created in Professor Chris Stagl’s Motion Graphics course that brings attention to people…

Husband and wife authors receive Troy University’s Hall-Waters Prize

News Students | April 21, 2026 | By Whitney Bowers

Award-winning novelist, Tom Franklin, and Beth Ann Fennelly, Poet Laureate of Mississippi from 2016-2021, received Troy University’s Hall-Waters Prize on Friday, April 17 at the Troy Campus.

The day began with Franklin and Fennelly meeting with Dr. Kirk Curnutt’s English senior seminar class for a discussion in the Lamar P. Higgins Ballrooms and responding to…

TROY Theatre and Dance students shine at Region IV American College Theater Festival

News Students | April 14, 2026 | By Whitney Bowers

Students from Troy University’s Department of Theatre and Dance competed and received awards in the Region IV American College Theater Festival held in Montgomery from Feb 3-7. The annual festival highlights selective, peer-reviewed excellence in all areas of theatre.

TROY’s production of “Twelfth Night” was selected as one of five Region IV productions invited to be performed…

Trojan Art Day welcomes high school and middle school students to TROY

News | April 9, 2026 | By Whitney Bowers

On Friday, March 6, over 300 students and teachers from 16 area middle and high schools met on the Troy campus for Trojan Art Day.

Trojan Art Day began in 2014 through former Art Education and 3D Instructor, Larry Percy, and engages students with workshops and demonstrations are led by students and faculty from the…